PIA07420: Ripples and Rocks
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows light-toned sedimentary rock outcrops and large dark-toned, windblown ripples in Aram Chaos on Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  549 x 777 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1014  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07420.tif (427.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07420.jpg (91.57 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

26 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned sedimentary rock outcrops and large dark-toned, windblown ripples in Aram Chaos.

Location near: 3.0°N, 20.9°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-26